Quote Originally Posted by AdvancedWind View Post
I know it's a very bad analogy, but imagine you're in a park or w/e with a group of friends, then one of you goes to the bathroom and during that time, a random guy sits in where he was. It's not "against" the rules, but it would probably piss off the group and they would likely go find another place to sit if that random guy didn't want to leave.
You're right, it is a bad analogy, and one that needs more thought put into it. In your park scenario, you and your friends have reserved that table by sitting there. In FFXIV on the other hand, there is no way to reserve a spot in caravan escort. If anything your example serves to show why I had more of a right to be in that escort mission than the others, because I was waiting at the starting point before anyone else was there.